Dell Latitude D520

Notebook specifications

Notebook: Dell Latitude D520
Processor: Intel Core Duo T2300 (1660 MHz)
Graphics adapter: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (128 MB)
Display: 14.1 inch 16:10 ( pixels)
Weight: 2.4 kg
Average score: 67.2% - average
Average of 5 scores (from 7 reviews)

Reviews in English

Dell Latitude D520 Review
Source: Notebookreview
Overall I am very pleased with Dell Latitude D520. While this particular configuration lacks in high end bells and whistles like a top of the line processor or dedicated graphics, it does offer an excellent balance of power and capability housed in a way that I feel confident will last through the years of use and abuse I am sure it is going to see. Not every user is as gentle with their notebooks as I am, and I'm sure this one will put up with nearly everything that can be thrown at it. Failing that, at least it has 3 years of CompleteCare warranty with Next Business Day service. If something terrible happens and the machine is immersed in a frozen pond or attacked by a vicious wolverine, the important data will have been backed up using the included DVD writer and the excellent warranty will take care of the rest.
Date: 09/06/2006
Rating: performance: 85% workmanship: 85% ergonomy: 85%

Dell Latitude D520
Source: PC Advisor
If you're in the market for a well-built, functional and versatile business laptop, you could do worse than the D520. The beauty of the Latitude is in its simplicity – and its low price tag. Provided you don't want it to double up as an entertainment tool, the Latitude has everything that a good business laptop should have: a good turn of speed, long battery life and high build quality. The price tag should please, too.
Date: 08/21/2006

60%A bulky business notebook with solid battery performance
Source: vnunet.com
A fair bit bulkier than its svelte sibling the Latitude D620, the Latitude D520 is Dell's latest notebook aimed at budget-conscious businesses. The D520 has a choice of processors. If you don’t fancy the standard Intel Core Duo T2300 (1.66GHz), as supplied with this review sample, you can choose from T2400 (1.83GHz) and two Celeron M models - the 420 and 430 (1.6GHz and 1.73GHz respectively). It comes with 512MB of 667MHz DDR2 memory as standard, but there are options to buy more should you feel the need. An extra 512MB will cost you just under £100. The 15in XGA panel has a native resolution of 1,024 x 768, but if the budget will stretch to it it’s well worth paying the extra £49 to get the SXGA+ panel with its 1,400 x 1,050 resolution; this will give you a fair bit more room to work with.
Date: 07/03/2006
Rating: Total score: 60% price: 60% features: 60% ergonomy: 60%

62%Dell Latitude D520
Source: CNet
The D520 is the latest member of Dell's corporate-focused Latitude line to get a tune-up. Following in the footsteps of the thin-and-light D620 and the midsize D820, the D520 now features Intel Core Duo processors and a slightly enhanced case design. With these changes, the D520 delivered faster mobile performance and markedly better battery life than its predecessor. Unfortunately, the system retains its 15-inch standard aspect display--a dying breed among laptops (most of today's portables have wide-aspect screens, which we prefer).
Date: 05/02/2006
Rating: Total score: 62%

Reviews in German

72%Office-Notebooks
Source: Chip 12/06
Date: 11/04/2006
Rating: Total score: 72% price: 75% performance: 76% features: 77% mobility: 65% ergonomy: 86%

62%Dell Latitude 520
Source: ZDNet
Date: 11/02/2006
Rating: Total score: 62% price: 60% performance: 60% features: 60% ergonomy: 60%

80%Satte Rechenleistung bei anhaltender Ausdauer bietet das Dell Latitude D520.
Source: Connect 10/06
Date: 10/01/2006
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 85% features: 70% ergonomy: 78%

Comment

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 is an onboard integrated video chip and can be called a faster clocked GMA 900 (on Mobile Intel 945GM Express chipset, which is available only starting with Core Duo/Solo). 2006 it is the most often used graphics solution and is classified in the weakest third of mobile graphics solutions. So it can only be used for elder games. For office applications and surfing it is without any doubt sufficient.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core Duo: Intel Core Duo (successor of Pentium M), is a double core processor with a very good relation of performance to current consumption. The 2 MB L2 Cache are used common. The maximum current consumption of 31 Watts is only 4 W more then with Pentium M. Due to the low energy need is Core Duo also suited for subnotebooks. Further now it supports SSE3 orders. The performance can nearly be doubled for applications, which were designed for multiprocessors (compared with Pentium M).

T2300: The weak type T2300 is apt for office applications and for surfing.
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

14.1": 14 inch display size is a mixture between the small formats of subnotebooks and the 15 inch standard display.
The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much current and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

2.4 kg: This notebook is lighter than the average of all notebooks. It is too heavy for sub-notebooks. 14 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.

Dell: Dell is one of the biggest international manufacturers according market shares and the number of notebook models, which are reviewed in German and English speaking countries. Some of these reviewed laptops achieve top positions according total rating and price/value relation.

>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.